Button and fastening means therefor.



G. A. 0. HOYNE.

BUTTON AND FASTENING MEANS THEREFOR.

Patnted Apr. 15,1913.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1912.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

QARL 0110 ome, 0!. LOB ANGELEB, BUM AND FASTENING minus 'IEIBEIOB.

This invention relates .toimprovements in,

buttons and particularly to that type' designed for attachment to garments without sewing: v

In the use of the ordinary form of button, numerous disadvantages are experienced, such, for instance, as loss of time required for sewing it to the garment and the resultant damage to the fabric 'wvhere it is necessary to remove the button from its initial position.

In previous devices of the type of my invention, it has been'necessary to provide a hole for introducing the button shank through the material for attaching the'securing means,.which, of course, precludes the removal and replacing of the button in a diiferent location.

Therefore, it has been my speclal ob ect to provide a construction of button embodymg securingmeans therefor which will permit of its ready attachment to the garment as well as detachment for re lacingin a new position without injuring t e fabric.

It is also 'contem lated that the securing means aforesaid she I be so constructed as to effectively house not onl the pointed termi-. nals of the button shan but the pin which is employed to hold the former in position.

For a full understanding of the present invention, reference is to be had to the fol lowing description and tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of my invention attached to a garment, showing in section the cover late of the securing means as well as the fa ric. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the securing means; Fig. 3 1s a plan view of the under side of the button. Fi 4 is a sectional view taken about on the e 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figures of the drawin s, similar parts are referred to by like re erence characters.

Referring to the drawings and specifically describing in invention, 1 denotes-the garment to whic the button 2 is attached. It

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1 be understood, pfcourse, thatethe but may be of any form or size suitable for purpose, the top FIN-U011 2 -b e1n shown merely conventiona ly. ,On e sideo' -bu tton has secured theretoin a desir ea h s am, t len h 9 whw i s erned by t s ze of-the utton as wellas the .tblifllBSS of aterial towlnch itis likely to e applled. he end of the shank is formed with lateralextensions a projectn? in opp site dire t ns, and the terminals of these ex ensions are bent parallel with.

shank 3. The ben s n ar h rp y ppmtedand near their extremit es are provided with eyelets therein, in alinement with each other. As thus described, ,the iorked hank of thefbutton .18 adapted as be stuck thro gh the garment a he des re late so that the bent portions 4' project on t e other side.

The securing means will now be described: 5 denotes a cover plate or protector,zthe peri heral portions of which are bent so as to e ectively house thepin 6, one end of the latter being pivotall secured to the plate 5 at 6. Secured tot e o posite side of the concave cover plate 5 is tlie usual hook member .6" under which the free end of the pin may be engaged. When the button has been placed on the garment, as above'mentioned,

'the pin 6 is inserted through the eyelets of the bent portions 4' and the pin locked in the usual manner as most clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

To secure the device in position on the garment, as before mentioned, the button 2 is manipulated after the pin 6 has been inserted throu h the eyelets of the s aced portions of the s ank, so that a slig t pressure in either direction will engage or disengage the free end of the pin from the hook member 6". It is also to be noted that the lateral extensions 4 of the shank 3 limit the penetration of the terminals of the shank so as to provide a space between the button 2 and the outer surface of the garment, the advanta es of which are obvious to those skilled in t he art.

'As will be apparent, the cover plate 5 incloses the pointed ends very advantageously PatentedApr. 15,1918.

so as to protect the wearer of the garment from injury.

The particular advanta es of my construction 0 button will be riefly mentioned. Oftentimes it is desired that uniforms be provided with special buttons which may readily be removed so that the garments can be used 1n the ordinary manner of undress uniforms and my device is particularly adapted "for this class of clothing. It is equally advantageous for temporarily securing emblem buttons in place and Where used for such devices, the forked shank serves to positively hold the button with its insignia in proper position, preventing likelihood of the insignia becoming reversed, as will be obvious.

I'Iavingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a button, a shank secured thereto and having spaced terminals, the terminals being formed with registering apertures, a securing member having a concave body, a pin connected to said body within the concavity and adapted to be inserted through the apertures of the terminals of the button shank, the said pin being freely movable laterally at its free end, and a hook member. connected to said body Within the concavity and opening laterally, the hook member being adapted to be engaged by the free end ofthe pin and designed to be disengaged theretions of the extensions being provided with eyelets therethrough in alinement with'each other, and securing means comprising a con cave plate, a pin pivotally secured to said plate and adapted to be inserted through the eyeletsaforesaid, said pin being freel mova le laterally at its free end, and a 1100 member carried by the plate with which the free end of the pin may he engaged or disengaged by turning of the button, said cover plate completely housing vthe terminals of the bent portions and the pin carried by said late. P In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

' CARL A. OTTO HOYNE. Witnesses:

MICHAEL J. HICKRS, ARTHUR MoOLoY. 

